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Optimism has announced its token buyback program will commence in February, following governance approval. During a 12-month experimental period, the Optimism Foundation will donate 50% of net Superchain sequencer revenue...

ARK Invest Chief Executive Officer Cathie Wood stated that recent gold market conditions resemble a bubble, citing the metal’s price rally and rising valuation relative to the U.S. money supply....

21Shares has announced the official launch of its Jito Staked SOL ETP (JSOL). The Switzerland-based financial service company focused on crypto exchange-traded products and funds launched JSOL in France and...

ALT5 Sigma Corporation has approved a major share buyback plan as it looks to address what it sees as a wide gap between its market value and underlying assets. The...

The UK Parliament has opened a detailed review of stablecoin regulation as digital currencies gain wider financial relevance. The House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee has launched a formal...

India’s cryptocurrency market shifted further offshore in FY25 as domestic tax rules reshaped trader behavior. A new analysis by crypto tax platform KoinX shows that more than 72% of Indian...

Six US senators, Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General...

Binance kicked off a safety campaign in Kenya, teaching people how to protect themselves online by comparing it to staying safe in the real world. The campaign launched in Nairobi...

XRP price at key support remains in focus as technical indicators show higher negative risk and possible volatility. At press time, XRP traded at $1.87, recording a decline of 2.93%...

Canary Capital CEO Steven McClurg classifies XRP among cryptocurrencies that are building real use cases in the financial market, particularly tokenization.  2026 is a Year of Building in the Blockchain...

Crypto exchange Bybit is moving closer to traditional finance. The platform has announced plans to launch MyBank, a new account service that will allow users to hold U.S. dollars and...

XRP price has almost wiped out its new year gains during the past three weeks. This large-cap altcoin has dropped over 21% in the past three weeks to trade at...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld the district court’s dismissal of federal securities claims against Ripple Labs, ending a class-action lawsuit alleging the company sold...

Coinbase has expanded its prediction markets offering to users across all 50 U.S. states through its partnership with Kalshi, completing a nationwide rollout that was previously limited to select regions....

Brave, the privacy-focused browser developer, has launched a new game, aiming to boost Web3 adoption and attract users to its ecosystem. According to reports, Brave intends to use the social...

Tokenized gold recorded a rise in investor inflows in January as crypto markets moved sideways and capital rotated into blockchain-based gold assets. Paxos Gold (PAXG) attracted more than $248 million...

Cryptocurrency associated with illegal activities reached $158 billion in 2025, according to TRM Labs analysis. This is a 145% increase from the previous year’s $64.5 billion. Despite this growth in...

Global crypto exchange KuCoin has entered into an unlikely collaboration with Tadej Pogačar, one of cycling’s brightest stars. The partnership, unveiled in Vienna, connects the worlds of digital finance and...

Worldcoin (WLD) price was the best-performing crypto asset today. This midcap altcoin rallied over 27% in the past 24 hours, as the total crypto market cap slipped 1% to hover...

Universal Digital International Limited (Universal) has launched the USDU as the first USD-backed stablecoin registered by the Central Bank of the UAE as a Foreign Payment Token under the Payment...

Russia is preparing to formally regulate cryptocurrencies, moving them out of a legal gray area and into the country’s financial system. Authorities have confirmed that a phased regulatory framework will...

U.S. regulators have released fresh guidance explaining how existing securities laws apply to tokenized securities, aiming to reduce confusion as blockchain-based finance grows. On January 28, 2026, staff from the...

Fidelity Investments is expanding its presence in digital assets with plans to introduce a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin. The move signals a deeper commitment from one of the world’s largest asset...

The UAE insurance industry has taken a major step toward digital finance integration as insurers begin accepting cryptocurrency for core services. Significantly, UAE residents can now pay insurance premiums and...

The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Registration Authority has published Discussion Paper No. 1 of 2026, seeking to establish uniform rules for crypto mining businesses that operate in its financial...